Park Lane third-grade students Zara Lindahl and Paisley Higgs are the recipients of the Susan Homer Memorial Scholarship, each receiving $500 toward their continued educational pursuits. 

The scholarship was established by Drew Homer in memory of his late wife who taught at Park Lane for 32 years. 

He chose to recognize two third-graders as she spent her last years teaching that grade before dying of bacterial meningitis
in 2022. 

The scholarship began last year with awardees Katelynn Heap and Desdemona Larson. 

Homer aims to maintain the scholarship fund indefinitely to support students, with the goal of selecting students that his wife would have particularly favored. 

“Park Lane has a special purple (friendship) bench and tree dedicated to Susan’s memory as well as she served her whole career at the school and truly left a legacy,” Principal Justin Jeffery said. λ